Information systems and the stimulation of creativity

Bawden, David

doi:10.1177/016555158601200501

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“…Bawden (1986) posited that information utilisation may affect the creativity and innovation of users. Access and the ability for contact and information exchange with external organisational systems as well as good information-seeking behaviour by the working force are essential for innovation in an organisation (Fennel 1984;Kimberly 1978).…”

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Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Popoola

Fagbola

2014

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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Background: Manufacturing companies in Nigeria operate in a turbulent business environment and managers therein need quality information to operate with keen market competition. Information seeking behavior and use as well as knowledge sharing are critical ingredients to enhance innovation capability of managers in business organisations like manufacturing companies for survival.Objectives: This study examines the contributions of information-seeking behaviour, information utilation and knowledge sharing to the prediction of the innovation capability of managers in large-scale manufacturing companies in Nigeria with special reference to the food, beverages and tobacco companies.Method: A total enumeration technique was used to administer copies of a questionnaire to a population of 400 managers in 12 food, beverages and tobacco companies that are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Of these, 357 responded. The response rate achieved was 89.3%.Results: The study found that there were significant multiple relationships between information-seeking behaviour, information utilisation, knowledge sharing and the innovation capability of the respondents. It was also found that information-seeking behaviour, information utilisation and knowledge sharing jointly and individually predict the innovation capability of the respondents. In addition, information-seeking behaviour contributed 22.18%, information utilisation contributed 44.12%, and knowledge sharing contributed 40.88% to the prediction of innovation capability of managers in food, beverages and tobacco companies in Nigeria. The study equally found that, apart from the traditional ways of sharing knowledge in organisations, social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter, amongst others, are new ways of sharing knowledge in large-scale manufacturing companies in Nigeria.Conclusion: The study recommends that managers in these companies should be encouraged to seek for more information, make more intensive use of information and share knowledge in order to improve their innovation capability.

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Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Popoola

Fagbola

2014

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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“…The relationship between information and these human activities has been spelled out by authors like Bawden (1986), Boon (1973), and Taylor (1986). As a result of research that has been done, the role that information plays in the above-mentioned activities can be explained.…”

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Information and development: Some reasons for failures

Boon¹

1992

The Information Society

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Information workers as yet have not fully understood the relationship existing between information and development. After a short exposition of this relationship, in which the author indicates that information should be seen as one of the essential know-how resources, this article argues the value and necessity of information for development. An attempt is made to classify the various areas where information is needed for development, as well as the information systems and infrastructures available and/or required to provide for the different needs. A number of reasons are given as to why informationhas not yet played the role in development that it could play. In conclusion, some guidelines are given for optimal use of information as a resource for development.

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“…. of patterns' (Bawden, 1997), then the information required for a technology watch service is broad.…”

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Technology watch in the construction sector: why and how?

Davidson¹

2001

Building Research & Information

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Technology watch', like 'innovation ', is a process term. Large corporations in high-tech industries use technology watch regularly to facilitate the adoption of innovations, where it is associated with parallel 'watch' activities in social, legal and environmental areas. The information (yielded by technology watch) is either unre ned or re ned to give it added value for decision making. The technology watch process involves steps of collection, analysis and dissemination, implicating a watch team and domain experts. In small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the construction sector, special problems arise because of the lack of interest in innovation and because of the shortage of resources, suggesting the creation of 'relay stations' in the technology watch process. Current changes in the organization of the construction process, however, are changing the industry's structure, suggesting that there may be a new need for the kinds of information that technology watch can provide.«Veille technologique » comme «innovation » sont des termes de processus. Dans le secteur des industries de pointe, les grandes entreprises font régulièrement appel à la veille technologique pour faciliter l'adoption d'innovations, associant ainsi les activités de veille aux domains social, juridique et environnemental. Les informations qui découlent de la veille technologique peuvent être brutes ou af nées a n de leur donner une valeur ajoutée qui sera particulièrement utile lors de la prise de décisions. La veille technologique consiste à recueillir, analyser et diffuser des données -ce qui implique un travail d'équipe et le recours à des experts. Dans les PME, notamment dans le secteur de la construction, surgissent des problèmes particuliers du fait du manque d'intérêt pour l'innovation et de la pénurie des ressources ; cete situation suggère la création de stations-relais dans le processus de veille technologique. Actuellement on observe des changements dans l'organisation des processus de construction qui modi ent la structure de cette industrie ; il est possible que cette nouvelle donne suscite un nouveau besoin pour le type d'information que la veille technologique peut fournir.

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Information systems and the stimulation of creativity

Cited by 88 publications

References 35 publications

Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Information and development: Some reasons for failures

Technology watch in the construction sector: why and how?

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